A. The City of Somerton has entered into a cooperative purchasing agreement with the Purchasing Office of the State of Arizona, Department of Administration, and Finance Division. This agreement permits the city to purchase any supplies, commodities, equipment, services, and materials covered by existing state contracts from consenting contractors. The city recognizes substantial savings on every item bought through the state contracts.
B. Purchases from the Arizona state contracts are not subject to the requirement for public bidding of any purchase with a value over $30,000, as the State Purchasing Office has already publicly bid the commodities on the contracts. Purchases of supplies, equipment, and services shall be made from the state contracts whenever it is in the best financial interest of the city, and the best overall value. Cost comparisons are not required when a purchase is made from the state contracts; however, random comparisons are encouraged.
(Res. 2008-011, passed 2-19-2008)